ANTIQUE 19thC CHINESE SOLID SILVER DRAGON TEA CADDY, LUEN WO, SHANGHAI c.1880
Antique 19th Century Chinese solid silver tea caddy, well crafted and profusely embossed and applied, depicting a dragons in high relief on polished ground, fitted with a flaired pull-off lid. Hallmarked Chinese export silver, Artisan Mark, Retailer mark LUENWO.
Reference Number: C8846
DESCRIPTION
Antique 19th Century Chinese solid silver tea caddy, well crafted and profusely embossed and applied, depicting a dragons in high relief on polished ground, fitted with a flaired pull-off lid.
Hallmarked Chinese export silver, Artisan Mark, Retailer mark LUENWO.
Luen Wo was a very important retail silversmith based in Shanghai, he also traded in jewellery, diamonds and embroideries. His artworks show a very high quality that only equals the standards of Wang Hing, in Canton.
Luen Wo was very productive and relied on a large number of designers and artisans, such as Ning Zhao Ji. His items generally bear the mark with his full name or the initials LW and the mark of the artisan who realised the piece.
The firm mainly produced items in the traditional Chinese style, featuring classical motifs such as bamboo leaves, prunus blossoms, chrysanthemums and dragons but, especially after 1880, he is recorded as having also made Peranakan-style items.
CONDITION
In Great Condition - No Damage.
SIZE
Height: 11cm
Width: 11cm
Weight: 320g